animals that live in the forest floor
As a result animals that live on mountains often have special adaptations for living in this harsh environment. Some mountain animals hibernate during the winter. Amazon Rainforest Layers And Animals Mini Poster Rainforest Theme Rainforest Activities Rainforest Biome Large-leafed shrubs and saplings new trees grow in the patches of sunlight. . Fungi break down this decaying plant matter and. The montane zone subalpine zone and. Others migrate to lower elevations. The forest floor is the lowest layer where it is dark hot and damp. This may mean higher amounts of body fat or thicker coats with insulating inner layers. A mountain has three main zones. Only two per cent of sunlight gets through the thick canopy trees and understorey plants to reach the forest floor. Dead leaves fallen from the plants in the layers above cover the ground.